Teaching in America: A Shattered Dream

I dreamed of following in my mother’s footsteps to become a teacher. We would spend our Augusts decorating her classrooms with cheesy quotes and fun colors. During the year, she would grade assignments and share her elementary school students’ funny insights while I did my homework by her side. Then, I began to watch her […]

Black History, Banned.

Toni Morrison’s first published novel The Bluest Eye tells the story of Pecola, a young Black girl living in the wake of the Great Depression who yearns for blue eyes and blonde hair, as she believes that her blackness makes her ugly. The story touches on an array of themes, including domestic violence, incest, rape, […]